tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post592612706610113879..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Jacqueline Green Shares Her Wonderful Checklist for Novel OpeningsMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-54697939813707686492013-07-02T08:51:21.880-04:002013-07-02T08:51:21.880-04:00I love this checklist. I'll add it to my "...I love this checklist. I'll add it to my "Writing Fiction" workshops! Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-57197522827335789442013-07-01T21:34:01.316-04:002013-07-01T21:34:01.316-04:00I've resorted to keeping a notebook that I fli...I've resorted to keeping a notebook that I flip through periodically. If I put up all the great checklists authors have shared lately, I wouldn't be able to FIND my computer! :) <br /><br />This is a fantastic checklist, isn't it? Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-18444111861643040652013-07-01T21:31:38.216-04:002013-07-01T21:31:38.216-04:00That's a great point Angela! Getting the reade...That's a great point Angela! Getting the reader solidly grounded is important, but it's a fine balancing act sometimes, It's great that you've got great critique partners to help you test that balance and give you feedback!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-64013949979028590112013-07-01T21:29:09.473-04:002013-07-01T21:29:09.473-04:00I love that Jacqueline isn't giving us absolut...I love that Jacqueline isn't giving us absolutes. As with everything in writing, there are no hard and fast rules, and I love that this list is flexible! :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-71750085977791072622013-07-01T20:47:10.649-04:002013-07-01T20:47:10.649-04:00Great checklist! I'm bookmarking it.Great checklist! I'm bookmarking it.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-3825273684179714452013-07-01T20:46:45.355-04:002013-07-01T20:46:45.355-04:00Wonderful advice! I'll be referencing this che...Wonderful advice! I'll be referencing this checklist for all my future WIPs!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-12835905050784586472013-07-01T19:56:31.526-04:002013-07-01T19:56:31.526-04:00I've already printed up this checklist and pin...I've already printed up this checklist and pinned it to the board above my writing desk. Thanks so much Jacqueline.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-32449604005704600382013-07-01T15:37:02.821-04:002013-07-01T15:37:02.821-04:00I'm getting so great feedback sharing my first...I'm getting so great feedback sharing my first page with Dianne Salerni and Marcy Hatch. I'm loving what they're sharing about the opening, along with the comments, because it gives me a lot of great things to consider. Plus, this list can help me improve the opening of my story, make the essence of it more "known" in the beginning and not so vague.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-28451934500582479892013-07-01T11:39:16.188-04:002013-07-01T11:39:16.188-04:00Whew! I'm relieved we don't have to do ALL...Whew! I'm relieved we don't have to do ALL the things in that first paragraph. 3 out of 7 sounds doable, and if I can work in another one, even better. Thanks for the checklist!Beth Hullhttp://bethhull.comnoreply@blogger.com